Hunter LiveStrong: Bronchoscopy 10:30 am

THE BEGINNING

January of 2007 we found a small lump on Hunters back located just under the skin, between the shoulder blades. The doctor told us it was a fatty tumor or sebaceous cyst, and it would get bigger, then smaller and go away. If it grew, or bothered him we could have it removed. June 27th it was removed in surgery and on July 3 we were back for a check up of the area and were told he had, cancer, Ewing's Sarcoma PNET (of the soft tissue surrounding the bone). A year of Chemo was started, which consisted being in the hospital every 21 days for 6 or 3 days at a time. He underwent a second surgery in October 2007 to clear the margins. On May 27th of 2008 he finished chemo and was "Cancer Free".

He was scanned and examined on regular intervals and his last clear scans were on August 19th 2009. October 28th 2009 we noticed a lump in the original tumor location. After a biopsy on October 29th, we were told the next day that the cancer has returned. The central line was put back in his chest on November 2nd and a series of tests have begun to determine the extent of the disease. Please view "posting" dated November 7, 2009 for treatment plan...

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Bronchoscopy 10:30 am

Friday at 10:30 am doctors will preform Bronchoscopy procedure to look in the lung through a thin camera and remove some flem/disease and test it to find the best way to treat Hunter. The sample will then need to be grown in the lab for 48 hours to determine what it is and what meds to use.
Also, Hunter has not eaten for 7 days so the are starting nutrition through his central line at about 2am. He has bouts of nausea and a lack of appetite have been tough and made him weak.
His bone marrow is starting to work as we can see some white blood cells slowly beginning to show in his counts. Hopefully this will soon began to help him fight this off.